Authentic home cooking from France, with US measurements.

Originally published on Cookpad France as Brochettes de Kefta sur un Lit de Riz aux Petits Pois à la Vapeur

Kefta Skewers on a Bed of Steamed Rice with Green Peas

Name: Kefta Skewers on a Bed of Steamed Rice with Green Peas
Total time: 2400 s
Yield: Serves 4 to 8 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup basmati rice (about 200 grams); 1 2/3 cups green peas (about 250 grams); 2 teaspoons salt, plus more to taste; 1 tablespoon butter (about 20 grams); 1.1 pounds ground beef or lamb (about 500 grams); 1 egg; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon black pepper; 1 tablespoon oil; 1 tablespoon butter (about 20 grams)

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Kefta Skewers on a Bed of Steamed Rice with Green Peas

Un amour de cuisine @unamourdecuisine

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Ingredients

40 min

Serves 4 to 8 servings

1 cupbasmati rice (about 200 grams)
1 2/3 cupsgreen peas (about 250 grams)
2 teaspoonssalt, plus more to taste
1 tablespoonbutter (about 20 grams)
1.1 poundsground beef or lamb (about 500 grams)
1egg
1/2 teaspoonsalt
1/4 teaspoonblack pepper
1 tablespoonoil
1 tablespoonbutter (about 20 grams)

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Steps

40 min

1

Cook the rice in boiling water, then drain.
2

Add the green peas to the rice, then steam together until both the rice and peas are tender.
3

Once cooked, transfer to a bowl, add 1 tablespoon of butter, and gently mix.
4

In a large bowl, combine the ground meat, egg, salt, and pepper.
5

Shape the mixture into skewers for the kefta.
6

Heat the oil and butter in a skillet, then cook the skewers until browned on all sides.
7

Serve the skewers over the bed of rice with green peas.